One East
Order# CE628
award-winning documentary
29 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental
This program documents the vivid realities of a long-term care environment from the perspectives of two nursing assistants. As they provide basic care, they demonstrate positive attitudes and caring for all residents, making a special effort with dementia residents exhibiting combative and aggressive behaviors. Note: Staff address residents by first name and with the Baltimore acceptable saluation "hon" (short for "honey").
"We meet patients who don’t know the day or month, who believe they have babies to care for, who speak in baby-talk themselves and some whose language is mostly profane. Initially, some seem beyond help… Slowly, the camera shows the patients responding to kindness… One East has moments that are as carefully crafted and eloquent as anything you’ll see (on TV)…"
--Baltimore Sun
One East has been broadcast nationally on public television stations and has recieved a Chris Statuette from the 39th Annual Columbus International Film Festival and a regional EMMY Nomination.
Topics: empathy, working in a nursing home, managing difficult behaviors
Audience: Long-term care and assisted living staff; students in allied health training programs